Constitutions are inherently inconvenient
It’s easy to celebrate free speech when the speaker says things you like. It’s easy to embrace the procedural rights enjoyed by criminal defendants when you’re sure they are innocent.
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Battle over ‘base map’ lends credence to GOP redistricting complaints
Democrats reject the product of a "truly impartial redistricting process" as they seek to boost their chances of winning in 2020.
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When government push comes to shove
Government is inevitable and necessary because human beings are flawed creatures with temptations, inherent in our unchangeable human natures, to break the very rules that allow civilization to flourish.
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The success of community college ‘noncompleters’
A sense of urgency has taken hold of higher education leaders nationwide. Reports of declining community college graduation rates and the lack of skilled workers have led policymakers and college leaders to sound the alarm and vow to do whatever it takes to lower the high rate of “dropouts”…
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Overcriminalization: N.C. criminal laws are a mess
North Carolina suffers from a severe case of overcriminalization. We have more activities and actions classified as a crime, something worthy of public condemnation, than just about any state. In addition, those crimes are scattered far and wide — not only in Chapter 14 of the General…
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States should drive health reform
Democrats and Republicans have been debating health care reform for decades in Washington. It’s the wrong location — and which national plan to adopt is the wrong question.
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Forthcoming decisions could help voters in 2020 N.C. Supreme Court races
The state's highest court could rule in the months ahead in cases linked to elections, immigration, and First Amendment rights.
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Self-government requires local news
When reporters aren’t around to cover counties, municipalities, and school boards, the public lacks the basic raw material with which to practice self-government.
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Alcohol election results provide more proof residents want freedom to choose
Say you want a fidget spinner. Well, if you have a few bucks for one, then you go buy it. Same goes for a burger. Lots of choices, lots of options. Then, say, you want a mixed drink at your favorite local restaurant. If…
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Democrats are trying to take away state health care flexibility
Congressional Democrats are trying to take away what little potential flexibility states have over their health insurance markets. If they are successful in their challenge to a new Trump administration rule, states will lose out on increased opportunities to use federal waivers for innovation in state health insurance markets. …